St Margaret School

My 7 year old daughter got transferred to this school back in march or so from Curvin McCabe and I don't like the way that this school is. It is nothing but full of bullies who get away with everything but they are the ones who cause the most problems. I have emailed, and sent numerous notes in to her teacher (Ms. Denning) only to be told that my daughter is basically the problem! Not only the teacher said this but the social worker did too (Mrs. Brady). My daughter never had this problem at her other school and had many friends there. She also had things that were taken from her and never given back that I, as a parent,paid for!! This school is full of inexperienced people and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone that I know to sent their child to.

I cannot say enough wonderful things about this school. As a public school educator for the last 17 years and a certified reading specialist, I was extremely particular about the school that my child would attend. I knew that I wanted a school that practiced the Montessori philosophy with fidelity as it aligns with everything I have learned as best practices in my years of Orton-Gillingham training and graduate education in literacy development. The teachers at Montessori Children's House have the level of knowledge and expertise that I aspire to, and they are masters at their craft in every sense of the word. As a parent, I have seen how my five-year-old--who had been a reluctant learner--has learned how to read words, sentences, and books and write in cursive. She has been completing addition and subtraction problems with four-digit numbers as well as multiplication equations. She has learned about continents, countries, and cultures, with regular presentations on specific holidays such as Diwali in India, St. Lucia's Day in Sweden, St. Nicholas Day in Denmark, the Lunar New Year in China, Purim, Holi, and the Bengali New Year delivered by class parents to name a few. My child has held a snake and eventually, the snake's babies, while also caring for guinea pigs and raising chicks and butterflies. She studies Spanish vocabulary, creative movement, sewing, weaving, and painting.While this school offers a phenomenal academic education, the lessons they offer in grace and courtesy, executive functioning skills like planning, organization, goal setting, sustained focus and attention, and self-management (tenets that are built into the Montessori approach) are invaluable. I know in my heart of hearts, as an educator, that this type of education could have impacted my own students' lives greatly, and it has been one of the greatest opportunities that I have been able to give to my child; I know that this school is setting her up for academic, social, and emotional success long-term. Perhaps my favorite aspect of this school, however, is the tight-knit community that we have here. My child has made friends with children who are kind, curious, imaginative, joyful, and from countries all around the world. The parents are equally kind, curious, and joyful, and we have enjoyed many school events at local parks conversing and nurturing our children together. Enrolling your child in this school is an investment in their future that is truly priceless.

I worked in early childhood at Lincoln and the teachers are not treated well. We work 12 months without any breaks and our boss (Kim Lough) does not listen to any feedback we have. We all love the kids and families, but it is exhausting to continue working somewhere we do not feel valued

My two children attended OSMS for a combined total of 13 years. We could not have been happier with our experience there. The teachers meet children where they are, provide extra support when needed, and foster a deep love of learning. The school tends to the whole student and teaches strong social-emotional skills along with the academics. The facilities are no frills, which helps to make the tuition affordable. It was a true privilege to be a part of the OSMS community, which so closely mirrored my own values. I will always be grateful for OSMS!